Updated Hyundai Accent revealed

South Korean brand gives its city car a mild refresh.

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Updated Hyundai Accent revealed

20 Sep 2017Drive Staff

Hyundai has underscored its Accent city car with new tech and mild styling tweaks.

The South Korean carmaker hasn't done too much to mess with a winning product with its 2018 year updates. Hyundai's pint-sized city car is the best selling car in its segment, outselling long-term leaders the Toyota Yaris and Mazda2.

Offered in only a single Sport variant the Accent has had some front-end styling alterations with a new bumper inserts and mesh-filled grille with dark chrome surrounds. Headlights have also been tweaked with a metallic silver finish replacing the previous white bezel strip.

Interior alterations are for the trainspotters out there with only a new font used on the speedo and tacho.

However, the infotainment now includes AppleCarplay which is accessed through the car's 5.0-inch touchscreen.

Power comes from the same 1.6-litrepetrol engine that priduces 103kW and 167Nm and is mated to either a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic transmission.

The Accent Sport is available in both hatch and sedan body styles with no price differentiation between the two.